LEINSTER 41-12 CONNACHT “A head injury for Johnny Sexton perhaps taking the shine off it a little bit. You can see the scar on his left temple.” The Leinster captain has only played 236 minutes in the United Rugby Championship this season. After his second half collision with Jarrad Butler, some Leinster and Ireland fans […]

3 years ago

Plenty of road ahead for the old dog. In general terms, Keith Earls is still a young man with plenty of years left ahead of him. In rugby terms, we are often amazed that any backline player over 32 can still shift about the place. Props and locks may not even hit their true primes […]

4 years ago

Could have taken the easy score, but had other ideas. The main take away from Leinster vs. Connacht, on Friday night, was how well stocked the national team is in certain positions. Fans at The RDS got to see a fascinating Mack Hansen vs. Jordan Larmour battle play out. Connacht, buoyed by recent big wins […]

4 years ago

“Jeez, they opened them like a tin can, didn’t they?!” It is no big surprise to see Josh van der Flier heaving into counter-rucks, but he didn’t have to go it alone against Scarlets. Jordan Larmour was on the scene and he packed more of a punch than most would have expected. In flew the […]

4 years ago

“He’s taken a pretty heavy bang to his shoulder.” There are plenty of fullback options for Andy Farrell, but switching Andrew Conway to the 15 jersey makes the most sense. Leinster head coach Leo Cullen was never going to provide a complete medical diagnosis when he shared his post-match thoughts on the the Leinster Rugby […]

5 years ago

The Leinster star left the field of play after 48 minutes. Ireland head coach Andy Farrell may have to do without Jordan Larmour for the 2020 Guinness Six Nations and the Autumn Nations after he sustained a bad injury against Benetton Treviso. Larmour was injured, minutes into the second half, when executing a tackle. He […]

5 years ago